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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1897)
THJK OMAHA DAILY JJEEt TUESDAY , DECEMBER 28. 1807. THE OMAHA DAILY n. noSCWATUn , Kdltor. UVURY MOnNlNO. TEHMS OF BUUSCUIITIONI TJJllf H e ( Without Hundny ) . On * Year ISM Dally lice end Sunday , One Year < JJ 4M Blx lonlh a co Tnre Month ) Bunday lice. One Year i < J W ICO BMimlfiy Ilco , One Year NS'ceklj Jle , Ona Yea' . . . . OI-TICK3 : Omaha ! The Uc Uulldlne. . . . . . . . South Omalm : Sinner lllk. . Cor. S nnd 2ltl > BU. Council lllurtu : 10 1'tnrl Street. Chlcaxo OintM 117 Qinmber of Cnmrnfrce. Netv York ! Rooms 11. U ami 13 Tribune Wathlngton : cot FourUcnth Street. COllUKSrONDnNCE. All communlcntbm relMlnB to new * and edito rial matter nhoiild be nildre jcil : To tlie Killtor. llU8INiShi lKTTiltS. AH l-unlneai Itttcri nnd rtmlttunccii gtiould l > e o.Mlcucd to Tlie Dee I'ublUhlnR Company , Omalm. Utotls , checks , .tjijrc8 and puitumcij tnoni'X OMlem to bo made payable to tlie order of iho romimny , . . TI1K IIEC I'UDMaillNO COMPANY. BTATKMKNT OK CIltCDIATION. Btnlc tit Nebra.ikn , lnuRlaii County , es , : of The < < Pun- Oeorso II. Tmchurk. secretary lUtihiK irotniwny. being iluly swom , B.-IJS that the dual number ot ful ! nnd coinplcto Cupid of The Dally , Jloinlnc. Kvcnlm ? nnd Sunday Dec i > rlnlcd rturlns lltu montli of November. 153' . wn us fol- 1. , . 24.748 5. . 21 , 190 . . 23,017 19 Jl. . 21.177 -0 ' " 21,0f8 l' . , , . . 21,021 . , , , 21.33 } . 20.C2J sj ; ; ; 21,315 . 21.44) 23. . . . . . 21.039 ' , Sl.tOI . . . . 21' . . . . 21.S51 JO.v . i. . . . 21,207 ' 11 . 21,063 28' ; ; : : ; ; 2i.nsi 12 . . . . . 21.321 ' ' ' ' ' ' * ' ' " 11 . 21.421 IV. . . . . . . . ! . . ! ! . ! 2ioi5 | . 14 . 20.810 23 21,4n. ) SO 2J.II3 Total v -Wwi Ix-sn uniold nnd returned copies Net total Nilra - ll > 3 Net dally nno. n. Tzs Sworn to before me and auVncrlbod In my reMTK- " this Int day of December. I1 * ' ' . 1 Seal. ) N. P. Frill , , Notary Public. KKKP IT IIHFOIU3 Till ! PUIU.IC. Tin * iiKRr < > ntc carrier ilcllvory rlr- Ftilnildii of The livpnliiK Hoc N double { In * iiRKrcKiitc enrrlor ili'llvery clroiilnlloii of the KvouInK Wnrlil- llcrnlil mill inori iliiin itlv tlim-.i prentir ; tlinii the niXKrownte currier < lctlvrry elrftilntlitii of the .Mnrnlnn \VorM-IIurnld In Oiunlin iiml Soiilli Oiuiilin. The cnrrlcr < 1illvcry circulation of TinUvciiliiK Il * c ri-nclici * 7,1lll ! linnii licit renc-lu-il Ililc KUliHcrllicrM flint arc l > y the HvciiliiK AVnrld-Hcrnlil ami 7(11 NiiliHurllierH that are not reached by thf Moraliitr World-Herald. More than OOOO carrier delivery HUltHf-.rHi.-rN to The Omaha Kveiiliicr Mornlngr Ilio are Iltu * and Tlio Oinalia not rcnolicil cither liy the MnriiliiK iWorld-lIuml.1 or the Kveiiliii ? Worlil- IIirald. It KOCH ivltliont nnylnR Unit tin * niuii- ber of c-oplcH of Th * KvciitnB llee or Tin * Tllnriiliii * ; Ilcc Mold liy dealcrx and ncivHliuyN exceeds by a v < * ry conxlder- nhlc tin * number of World-Herald dull lex , morning and evening , sold liy dcalern and ncTVNliorn. The world Is now wrestling with a vcrltnblo Clilneso Ills nomlnntlon for the presidency in Nt 1000 has been inntlo unnnlmous ; Mrs. Ilrynn seconds the motion. 1C China can bo tllsmcnibcrcd in the hour of weakness by the Kivnt powers Of'Kurope other nations are also in dan ger of tlestructton. Mormon missionaries claim to have inntle 10,000 converts thl.s year. Whether all these people will stay con verted Is problematical. Who says there Is not sold enough to supply the demand when more than $1C > 0,000,000 In coined sold has aceuinu- latetl In the United States treasiuy. In Chicago "the tisor" is fairly on the run , frightened by thirty-live grand Jury Indictments. In Omaha "the tiger" Is preparing for his leap providing he gets his paw on that flfth ace but A good many things will be changed in these parts with the new year. Hut all the changes that have been fore shadowed so far point to a prosperous and busy year In Omaha. Certain United States senators are talking of resigning If they cannot have their own way In legislation and patron age. Others have tried this form of coercion with disastrous results to them selves. Wo may now look for an Influx of square gamblers from Chicago. The Chicago grand jury has Indicted thirty- flve of these honest tellers and scattered all the others like a shot fired at tu Hock of geese. No , Cireat Britain will not buy the Danish West India Islands that have been offered to the United States at bargain counter prices. If Great Brit ain wants any more Islands , they will hi * eccurcd without buying. I An Alabama newspaper says that pub lic opinion In the south Is always with the man who reaches his hip pocket first and gets the drop on the other one. This fact more than offsets the advan tage of climate enjoyed by the south. Reports from all leading trade centers of the country Indicate that next year will ho n still ibetter your In business than the year just closing , in view of the fact that tlu > present year has been ft gjwat Improvement over the year be- ' 'io and over several other recent years , the outlook is Indeed pleasant to con template. If it is true , an Mr. Loiter , sr. , says , r that Chicago makes the market'prlce ot ! ( ( wheat , not Liverpool , U Is a change Hint haH taken place within recent years and Is line to causes that ought to bo easily traceable , The American home market is no longer a myth oven to those who , > for political reasons , long refused to be- llevo lit U. I * A wealthy Englishman having made Lieutenant Peary a present of a ship , ho will bo able to Btart on another arctic Journey curly next summer. Lieutenant Ponry has not nuulo nn effort to reach the north polo by a single dash , by balloon , or In any siwctacular manner , but ho hasf jcontrlbuted more to science through his explorations at the north- em cud of Greenland than'all ' the others , IVB1F PllKSlMSNTOP TIlll ONION PACIFIC The protractcu suspense over the 80- ectlon of a president for the reorganized Union 1'aclflc railroad Is over at last. Uthongh foreshadowed some weeks ago , Ihc appointment of Horace G. Hurt to ihnt high position has created gratify. ing mil-prise among the large circle of Ills friends and admirers In this city. rVniong the seven eminent railway mag nates who have been so honored since the * Union Paclllc was chartered Mr. Hurt Is the youngest and at the same lime the most thoroughly equipped for ihe Hiipervlsloiv of nil departments of the great transcontinental Ryatcni. By training a. civil engineer , the new prosl- ileiit Is familiar with railway construe- tlon from the roadbed up to the most Intricate problem to be solved In span * nlng rivers and tunneling mountains. Mr. Hurt's practical knowledge of the tralllc department , derived from many j-enra of practical experience , has also boon supplemented by close practical study of details in the accounting de- imrtmcnt with the various duties de volving upon , the head of each subdi vision. Clear-headed and resourceful In emergencies , Mr. Hurt possesses rare executive talent , Whlcli doubtless im pressed itself upon President Marvin Ilughltt , under whose auspices Mr. Hurt has graduated and to whose po tential Influence his selection for the most responsible post within the gift of the owners of the reorganized Union Paclllc railroad Is chiefly due. The people of Omalm and the people of this section , whose future prosperity Is largely hound up with the great trans continental road , may congratulate themselves upon the excellent choice which promises so much for .the devel opment of the transmUsonrl country. The now president of the Union Pacific will COIUR back to Omaha and Nebraska not as a stranger , but a a former citi zen whoso temporary absence has not diminished his ardent devotion to the welfare of Nebraska's metropolis or his deep Interest In all that concerns the country tributary to the great property of which he Is to be , the chief custodian and manager. n KKrson AND TIIK PIIESS. About two years ago the publisher of a Chicago paper which derived the greater part of Its Income from advertis ing disreputable resorts and from black mail levied upon persons whose reputa tions were compromised by family scandals was indicted , tried and con victed for using his paper for criminal purposes. Ills frantic appeal for public sympathy and his outcry against judicial despotism and abridgment of the free dom of the press fell upon deaf ears for the most part. A few papers , whoso editors wore not familiar with the odious methods by which that sheet had subsisted and did not understand the true nature of the offense which the courts had been Invoked to punish , were foolish enough to censure and denounce the proceeding Instituted to suppress the carnival of vice that received Its chief support from the licentious blackmail ing sheet. Those sympathetic utter ances were rcpnhllshed In big , black type by the Indicted editor as proof of in dignant remonstrance on the part of the American press against judicial Inter ference with Its freedom. But this false alarm over the alleged danger to the freedom of the press did not restrain court or jury from proceeding with the trial and pronouncing judgment In accordance with the facts and the law. The indicted publisher was convicted and sentenced to two years' imprison ment. Appeals from this sentence were taken to the higher courts and finally to the supreme court of the United States , but the judgment was affirmed. The principle enunciated by the court was that any offense of the Individual which by law Is made punishable can not be permitted to go unpunished be cause the perpetrator Is the publisher of a newspaper. It was furthermore enunciated that the newspaper cannot be used for the promotion of criminal acts without laying the publisher liable as an accessory. In the face of this precedent , the out cry of a few misinformed newspapers against Judge Keysor's restraining order , on the ground that It Is an abridgment of the freedom of the press , only proves Hie absurd notions which are entertained among thoughtless pub licists as to the rights and wrongs of the press. In this Instance , as In the Dunlop case , the power of the.court has not been Invoked to deprive a newspaper of its right to exercise Its legitimate functions Quite the contrary , the order of the court Is an attempt to protect the press In rights acquired by law and to Uirottlt. a conspiracy to subvert the law. In other words Judge Keysor has simply declared by his restraining order that neither a public olllcer alone or In col luslon with a private citizen can wltl Impunity lend himself to a scheme hav ing blackmail for Its manifest object And his action Is furthermore a declara tion that the owner of a newspaper can not with Impunity use the press as a club with which he will be enabled to levy blackmail with the connivance and assistance of a lawless police Iward. The later contempt proceedings In stltuted against the chief conspirator can In no sense be regarded as an at tempt to overawe the press or exercise censorship over Its colnnms , but to pro tect the court from the Indignity whicl the defendant has sought to heap upoi It by Issuing a personal challenge to the judge , defying him to enforce his Judicial order. Surely the liberty of the press does not countenance defiance of law am court orders upon the part of publishers even where there may ho no Jus grounds for calling them Into court a defendants. The liberty of the press doe not rcqulro the humiliation and deg radatlon of courts. It Is only wlici courts attempt to interfere with th right of a newspaper to discuss the mis conduct of Judges where they subvcr Justice by ruling in disregard of hu that the liberty of the press may b endangered. No auch principle is In volved in the case pending before Judg Keysor , and , moreover , In this case th publisher attempts to intimidate ant Insult the court In a case that Is stll under consideration and in which ho I cfcndant. Suppose tills publisher had ecu arrested for swindling and obtain- ig money under falsa "pretense , which la able to happen any day , would the berty of the press bo In jeopardy It o wore arraigned In court for the lime ? Would the fact that he has a icdtnm with which he Is enabled to erpetrate systematic swindling con- tltuto a harrier against judicial iroccdnro to put an end to hU out- awry ? Is the newspaper when used or swindling purposes any different rom the jimmy which Is used by a urglar In breaking Into a store ? That Iso Is a medium for obtaining money r goods against the will of the owner , nil It Is not a bit worse than the lothods by which money has been udaclously filched from the pockets of Jniaha business men. Had the dltois who are wringing their hands ver the alleged Judicial outrage por- ictratcd by Judge Keysor taken the rouble to .Inform themselves of the true tate of facts they would not make thorn- elves supremely ridiculous by their out- ry against judicial tyranny. Kottu- lately the American press has not gone nto hysterics over Judge Keysor's lespotlc order. Out of more than 20- 00 newspapers and periodicals about wcnty-llve or thirty have taken the crslon of the man who cries "Stop hlef" while getting away with the wag. OF S3VITB INSTITUTIONS. The management of the various state harltahle , penal and educational Instl- utlons Is sure to receive considerable ttcntlon from the Iowa legislators dnr- ng the coming session. There appears o be general approval of the suggestion hat possibly one board of control , or t most two hoards , might manage those nstttutlons better than the dozen or nore boards now entrusted with the nanagement. It Is reported that the eglslattve committee appointed by the sifit legislature to report to the coming eglslature will approve of the proposed hange and prepare n plan for central- zing and simplifying the control of the nstltntlons. If a showing can be made or clllciency or economy the change Is lkely to be made. It is pointed out that under the pros- nt system of separate boards for every nslltutlon there has grown up certain Ivalries and jealousies , that the man agers of Institutions and their friends ire forced Into polities in order ( hat each one shall get Us share of the state ipproprlatlons , that members often be come mere lobbyists for the Institu- lens In their districts and that the In- luence of these special friends of the state Institutions has become dominant n the legislature to the Injury of other state Interests. There are state Instltn * Ions In Des Molne.s , Davenport , Mar- shalltown , Council Bluffs , Fort Madison , Iowa City , Cedar Falls , Glenwood , Cherokee , Kldora , Independence , no- corah , Annmosa , Olarlnda , Indlanola , Mitchcllvlllc , Ames Vind Vlnton , From hose various centers Influences favora- > le to the institutions radiate to all > arts of the state. It Is not charged that his Influence has over been exerted In any corrupt manner , but It has not al ways been exerted In the1 fnfc'fcsts 'of economy and best rc.sults from the c- pendlture of the state money. Another weakness of the separate ) oard system is that the residents of the cities and towns in which state in stitutions are located 'after ' a time come to look upon them as their local iffalrs and expect certain benefits from their presence. This sometimes lead ? he boards Into extravagances that might otherwise be avoided. Each board goes to the legislature with a plea for the argest possible appropriation and the .pgislators have no means of knowing , except by examination through com mittees , how much of the appropriation isked for Is really needed and how nuch might be dispensed with. There Is always a rivalry between the repre sentatives of tiie Institutions , which generally - orally ends In a combination among them to get the most possible out of the state. Ono or two boards of control of the state Institutions would be able to judge of the needs of all and present to each succeeding legislature reports upon which the legislators could act promptly and intelligently. There would be economy In the purchase of supplies , li the supervision of construction and re pairs and In letting of all contracts. Be cause these Institutions have been eco nomically managed tinder the present .system Is no proof that they could not be managed so as to effect still greater economics. AS TO I'KttSlON ItKFOJIM. There Is no better friend of the deservIng - Ing pensioner than President McKinley - ley and when the commissioner of pen sions earnestly advocate * reform It Is safe to ' assume that It I.s with the approval of the president. Com missioner Kvans does not join In the cry of pension frauds , but hu admits that there are frauds. Thesu are not , however , so numerous as charged , yet It Is desirable that they bo exposed and the commis sioner thinks that no better way of doing this can be devised than publLslifng the list of pensioners. IIo believes this will do more to put n stop to the cry of fraud than anything the department can say. "The possibilities of disabilities arc- great , " says the commissioner , "and every one known n man apparently In the best of health , attending to his dally duties , may have a disability which en titles him to a pension. This Is hard for some people to see. Well , the list would show what was the matter with such men and why they received , pen sions. Then It .would give the reason why that woman or that man was being supported by the government. But , best of all , It would bring ! to light the frauds which do exist. " Commissioner Kvans will urge legislation' authorizing the publication of the list of pensioners and the matter may receive considera tion soon after the reassembling of con gress. The Indications are that there will he no great opposition to this proposition. No honest pensioner will object to it. Kvery man and woman who Is the deserving - serving recipient of pension money will bo willing to have the government lay the public the facts In their cflso. Uvcry such rt' pn would readily make i personal statement In order to show their right ttnr pension and therefore : an have no yeaspnablo objection to such i statement Ufjuj ? olllcially made by the commissioner ot pensions. Moreover , every honesr reelplont of the govern ment's bount ilflubt desire to be known is such. It.ls _ honorable to be a deserving - serving pciisjonor , and no one who Is so should bedevilling to have this evi dence of patriotic service to the union Blven the wld < t t publicity. Then the honest ponslqnerjuust desire , evenm'oro strongly than the citizen who Is not a pensioner , toAhaVo those who have ob tained the b'6illt\y of the government through fraud' stricken from the list. IIo does not want to bo In such company. The soldier who faithfully served his country anil Is entitled to a pension desires that the pension list filial ! be a roll of honor , against which no suspicion of fraud can Justly be directed. For these reasons we assume that no honest and deserving pensioner will ob ject to the proposition ot Commissioner Kvans. But at all events It Is due to the whole people that pension frauds shall be done away with that If there arc persons on the pension list who ob tained a place there through fraudulent moans no effort should be spared to discover them. Perhaps the commis sioner of pensions is correct In the opin ion that no better way" can be devised for discovering the dishonest pensioners than the publication of the pension list. It would Involve a considerable expendi ture , but as the commissioner says , who can estimate what It will save the United States , In unearthing frauds. The pension account Is a heavy drain upon the public treasury. It amounts to about $1 ! per capita of the population , rite American people arc with practical unanimity In favor of pensions. There are comparatively few who would do- > rlve the old noldlers of this bounty , imt all demand that It bo honestly be stowed. The Klondike fever is raging more fiercely In every other town east and west than It Is in Omaha. In the ilrst place , many who might ho afllleted with the epidemic have not got aid of the Cripple Creek scarlet rash , and In the next place other prospectors prefer not to throw away the substance while run ning after the shadow. The TransinLssisslppi stamps will bo In every way equal to the Columbian stamps that were so much admired dur ing the progress of the Columbian expo sition. They " 'itmht be artistic and ap propriate anrfMt would be a matter of congratulation 1C the designers should be artists of tlie .transmissls-sippl . re ' gion. "r , . ( According tlo. the definition oC the hold-up orgaiV'lt'-would be an abridg ment of the fjT.gcdpm of the press If the postmaster sliimldircfuse to transport by mail a paper tMit'advertlses a fraudulent lottery , and tlicgfijt'leral judge who would dare to impost ? n.-ftno on the publisher would ibc gulffj * oC judicial despotism. The nonptuljsnnshlp of the .non- partisan reform jpbllcc commission' ' Is about to be0' tested and we shall presently see \vjhether It Intends to pur sue the course mapped out for it by tin * law under which It was created or whether It Is to be a la.w unto itself. By offering n reward for the arrest and conviction of the members of a lynching committee In his state Gov ernor Sadler of Nevada lias partially destroyed tlie reputation he won as n sporting governor in connection with the St. Patrick's day mill last spring. Sound ( o ( he Cure. Globe-Democrat. The total valuo.ot Jowa's crcp tills year Is pMced at $200,000OCO ana the politics ot that otatc Is as sound as Its farming. A Slii : at Heeliiroolly. New York Mall nnd Kxprtus. Dy the action of Frauce Increasing the duties on American pork , the prospect o establishing rec'oroelty between that countrj and the United States Is rendered more licpo- Icss than ever. America c n stand tlio pros cut arrangement ( t Franco-can. 1 I I I ! to The Sick MIIII'N CliiuiKii of Sec IIP. Indlapnpolls Journal , . The "sick man" a9w seems to bo Kwang-Su of I'okin. The European doctors seem ben on bleeding him to death. If they woult only proceed In that way with Abdul Hamh of Constantinople and Tflpo Turliuy oft the map of Europe they might atone for some of their sins in that direction. I'lilliulfllihln I' nil K\poNltlon. . riilladeljihla Leaner. If It Is profitable for firms and private In dlvldtmls to advertise their business by ex hibiting their wwk at ( ho groit expositions a proposition wlilch clears to bo settled by experience then , In a largur and more com prehcnslvo sense , It will piy a city , especially an Industrial city , to do the same. That Is why I'lilladelplila Is nslted to talio part olll dally In the coining Tronsmlsslsslppl Exposi tion at Omaha. Should It do so , however , 1 Is Important that the cntcrrirso shall 'uo placed In charge of business men and not o politicians. Thought riio 1'ortlnnd Oregonlan. Ilcrr Llebknecht , who has boon sentenced to foun months' Imprisonment In Germany denied on trial that ho Intended In his speech any Inwult to the emperor , but Urn JudRo held that , winterer the Intention of the speech , It was ! addressed to an audience that might mtaUHefprct It , and , therefore to jail Ilcrr I/ob'.tliccht must go for lese majeste. This sdplcnt Judge must bo a lineal ilcsccmlan'1. . cf'tlio Dutchman who sale to his HOII : ' . ' 'faffi1"ll11 y ° u say dim ? " "No , fader ; I sayrf.ribdlnB. " The father then said : "Hans , I 'kppw you t'lnks dam , so I whips you for da .anyway. " llmvnl'l fun I A In-ilia. lUqic 's Weekly , If there Is any one In the country whn believes that coitgrdfcs lo capable , of govern Ing a distant cojqiiy ) io ought to read the re ports conccrnlnK. Ko condition of Alaska Alaska Is now ricolvlng a largo population and the federalilofflfelals there- arc at their wits' end. PracUqaJy ! congresa has left the territory to bo goverped b'y la\vs that do no apply to Its conflUiorH , or that are now the laws of a remote 'past. The judges do no know how to solfd the dllllculty , nor where to find their jurisdiction. There la no loca legislative body , and congress , of course docs not think of legislating for Alaska The result Id that , although there U a gov ernor and a court and some administrate olllchla , the people who arc rushing to th Klondike find a condition ot governmcn which Is feeble to the point ot ludicrous ncsti. All this Is humiliating , but U U cape clally humiliating to read that our miners and adventurers find the Canadian cuatom officials and mounted police very much mor Intelligent and effective , than our own func tlonarles , aqd much moro agreeable am tactful as well. Wo fancy that a vtatt t tAlaska at this time- would afford a rovclatloi to ttioso of our 'citizens who believe that ou republlu Is capable of governing dlitan ' colonlea. MVST KHttP IMITlt. [ nlntpnnnri * of Civil Srrvlro Kunon- llnl to Itpixthllcim Surer KM. W * hln ton Slur ( rep- ) Some of the republican opponents of the Ivll Borvlco law have pcrfUAdod themselves , r nro trying to porauadc the country , that nlcis the law Is repealed , or Us appllca- lon very materially modified. Iho party Rt ext year's eongrcss election will go < o venvhclmlng defeat. Lot us examine this reposition In the light ot Incontrovertible nets. It cannot be denied that the republican i.irty Is In power as the result of a cain- mlRti In which Iho civil service law was Istlnctly championed , The platform of the emooiacy was revolutionary In every line ml specification , U decltiroil ngnlnat the Ivll service law as It did against the ex- ' sting financial policy , the existing economic olley , the practices of the courts , nnd what lot. As the canvas * progressed It took on lie aspect of a fight In which one porty was ipeaklng for nnJ the- other nqntn-u ovory- blnB that was In governmental operation. Juba afforded llio only ground upon which no two parties met In any sort of nnrce- icnt. Not much , It Is true , was said In the cnm- ulgn about the civil service law. Silver > eramo so ptomlnent and Important a topic hat It overshadowed all ether topics. Be- Idea , It was not considered npcossary for bo republicans to lay any especial stress n that question. The patty's rccor-l was intlrcly clcur. Nothing had occurred t St. . .ouls to oven suggest any opposition to a > ollcy which had come to 'he regarded as ullo as much a republican policy as pro- cr.tlon Itself. Hut the subject wag not voided , and whenever It came up It was dealt .with frankly. Tlio country thor- ughly understood that republican success vould mean a , continuation of the policy of Ivll service reform. The country so voted. The popular ma- only was large. There was no mistaking hero the pcculo stcod on nil the flropcwl- tons that had been submitted. How car , t be seriously contended then that on this particular proposition there has since oc- tirrcd so marked a change ? What has nlcen place to produce such a change ? ' Hewn n It possible that the party which won so lamisomely last year partly by reason of ts championship of civil service reform aouitl now- threatened with expulsion rom power unless It violates the faith It lien plighted to the people ? Tlio real nV.uatlon very Hkcly Is that a few republican leaders have pledged them selves extravagantly In the matter of re- vards to faithful hustlers , and are mlstak- ng the Importunities of these men for the sentiment of the country. Hut , anyhow , the republican party could better afford tci ? , ? - , ° { p ° Tcr for Itc ° PlnRs promises han obtain a brief extension of Its lease by totaling them. Bad faith means dlrastcr. " ronv IVSOLEXCIS ! iolUiloiiH on the I'll ! ( , ( ! Stated , Wnrtnly Iti'XcnU'il. ChlcnRO Tribune. The de-Amcrlcanlzed and malignant lory correspondent. George W. Smnlloy , whom ho London Times employs to belittle and sneer at everything American , allowed his conspicuous lack of courtesy -and of appre ciation of the fitness of things by making ai , address at the New England bantiuet In Hrcoklyn on Tuesday last , In which he : xtolled and magnified the power of Great Jrlt.itn as compared with this country , and ' .ngluml'js amazing magnanimity in not blot ting the United States oft the map of the world for Its course In the Venezuelan affair. ns well as Its attitude In the Cuban and Hawaiian situations. The climax ot ils Impudence was reached when he de clared that this country was a menace to the peace of the world. Smallcy's Ill-timed and Insulting declaratloa was , however , not allowed to pass unrcbuked. General Haw- cy , Mie stalwart American , who was pres- uin , rose at. once and replied In the follow- ng manner to the Insolent Anglomanlac : I do not wbh to disturb the harmony of tills New England dinner , but I regret that my friend , Mr. Smallcy. misunderstands the country In which ho was born. His home Is 10 longer in New England , but In old Eng land ; ho belongs over thEre , and ought to stay there. " General Hawley might have said muoh more to this de-Amerlcanlred tory , which would have met the approval of all patriotic Americans. They Would not sorlously have objected. Indeed. If he had chucked him out of the banquet hall and loft him to cool oil out In the bracing American air. As to the Venezuelan Incident , the torlcs would most likely have been glad to bom- > ard Now York had they not been aware that the outcome of It would have been the loss of Canada from ocean to ocean. Our Atlantic ports are now almost fortified and protected igalnst the chance of successful British bom bardment and nro sufficiently strong to stand off British war ships , If not destroy them , If they should como within range of our high power guns. But the good work should go on. The government should complete the m- tlonal coast defenses as rapidly OH possible. \vhen that is done wo can safely talk back and tell England Just what this country thinks of matters and things In general ivlthout asking Its -advice or consent as to the terms In which wo shall express our Ideas. As for Smallcy , when before an audience of Americans ho praises England for RA for bearance tovsiird this country nnd extols Its patience , greatness and power , he not. only displays the manners of a boor and violates ovorv canon ot hospitality and etiquette , but Insults the whole country In a gratuitous and uncalled for style which will make every American re-echo Senator "Hawley's remark that ho ought to stay In England. He long ago lest every spark of American spirit ho ever possessed and h now a hireling of English adoption employed by the London Times to belittle this country. Ills proper place. Is In England and ho should be plainly told so. it.viiito.civn ! , snnviCK. .V Chct-Ic to lOlllulnl InJiiHtlfc on the IIHiiolH Cmnil. St. 1'aiil 1'loncer I'reza. The ad.iptatlsn of reasonable , common ae-Dso acd humanitarian methods by env Dloyers In doal'rigr with their workmen and Iho cllmlnatlos , of everything that flavors 01 tyranny or Injustice or afforda scope for tlu Indulgence of personal spites or grudges by foremen or petty superiors Is the surest method of bringing about the- hearty oo-op oration of "capital and labor , " disarming tr.idcs mlonlsm of the typo that to proving BO instructive to England's Industries , male. Incr etrlkes linpcflslble , and depriving thd "walking delegate" of any reason > for his existence. The limitation , or regulation es pecially , of the power of discharge lodgeo In the hands of foremen Is something which 'a wel worthy the consideration of the man- agcns of all concerns where Mrge numberu of men nro employed. That discipline may lie effectually preserved under such llmlu- tlon and the loyalty of workmen to cni' ployor stimulated by the knowledge that he Is not wholly without recourse or redrcm when , la a moment of temper or otherwise , lie may have offended his foreman or with out chriico of appreciation In case ho shall re-der superior or even heroic service this Is at Icust the opinion of President Flan , the manager of that most superbly con ducted corporation , the Illlnol- ' Central rail- road. He has followed up hh recent pro posal which opened the way for every em ploye to become a stockholder In the road , by a rc''orm ' In the methods of discipline , which Is set forth In the following excerpt : Heretofore when a man committed an offense that required punishment Itwatt either a reprimand , Buspenslon or discharge. If Itwas Biirpenfclon there .was ao'tt of mont-v nnd time to tint nnrtv Under this new arrangement there Is no aetiiiil Uhpon ! on. It Is what la called n book siiHptintlori , ami tlui party < loen not lo o any time , Hu goes along. And then If ho does < iy net of hcrolnm or doex some thing that he ought to l > o commended for the , mark * that are against him nro off so I by the good marks that lira credited to him. So that a man may nt the end of the year have done several bad things and a great many good things und como out without - out uny demerits against him. And no man now can t > ft discharged until the offense he has committed lias been Investigated by a board of Inquiry , compo'cd of the superin tendent , master mechanic nnd trainmaster and miliera the road dcoartment IH Inter- eseted tlut engineer In charge of tlio rom department ts brought In an a member o the board and their finding IH referred to Urn general superintendent for approval before fore any action can ! > < > taken In the carc So It thrown all the da-feguardB that can be thrown around the employment and < ll- cbariro of the man , HO that they can fee that they have absolutely got a position HO lout ; as they do anywhere near what I * fair and right. Tlio existence of such a record a this uyn tern supposes tcj lie kept of the conduct o very workman can hardly fall to Aftonl a powerful Btlmulus to Rood bchnvlor , cm- lency nnd a vigilant wnlch-caro over the ompany'g interests. It converts Iho whole orco of the ro d Into a fraternal self-Im provement society , It substitutes the prln- ilplo of democracy for nutoorocy In the rrv ntlons of employer nnd employed , The adoption of euch a system by ono of the vcalthlcst corporations' In the land proves f It needs to bo proved when so many ex amples are dally seen In the lives of Indl- Iduats the entlro compatibility ot thepos - eeslon of great -wealth with the entertain- ng of Ideas of the most democratic nature , t polnta the way toward A form ot "labor union" which shall include both employers and employed , and in which the Interests of ho former wilt bo a carefully considered In every discussion as those of the latter. HOW IMllCKS AHK SfSTAlXUD. The Mcxlcnn Method ot t'lniiitornotliiK the Knit lit th < * Price of Silver. Imllnnn-ioIlM Jnurnfil , The Chicago Times-Herald "prints a opcclal ncssago from Mr. IJryan , dated In 'Mexico ' , t U short , but contains the Rtatomcnt xh.it 'all must have observed that the prices of ; oods have been sustained in countries using liver ns a money basis , while they have alien In those .having n gold standard. " Yes , \\e nvllladmit that. In fact , measured > y the value of silver bullion , which Is the aluo of silver money , the prices of mcr- chandlso In Mexico have been advancing because - cause the value of 'the silver bullion In Mexican silver dollars 'has fallen. Except he small 'proportion ' of the -people of 'Mexico vho are well to do , It Is not a country vliich makes much use ot those inanu- acturcs which arc hpro regarded as the necessaries of life. The masses do not spend nuch for clothing or for ordinary household - hold furnishings. At this season of the year , when everybody In this part of the vorld Is purchasing Christinas goods , the masses ot 'Mexico ' purchase very little , be cause they have not the means with which o purchase. If the people of tlio United States should change to the 'primitive ' living of the common people of Mexico , halt the nctorlcs In the land .would bo closed In a month became of unsold goods. The reason hat the mass of 'Mexican people cannot nirchaso Is that employment Is limited and vages In silver are not one-third what they are hero on a gold basis. Prices nro sustained because In the past Jio larger part ot the goods of value sold Ir.l Mexico wcro purchased In gold countries , which are the world's msnufacturers. The Mexican importer takes his silver dollars to the foreign bank In Mexico and obtains gold exchange to pay for his merchandise. Just now 11 takes moro than the Mexican silver lollarto get a dollar worth 100 cents In s'ow York or London. Yesterday's quota- : lott ot the Mexican sliver dollar In Now York was 45 % cents. December 1 It sold 'or 4BV5 cents ; October 7 , for 43 cents. The Mexican merchant whoso gooJs coat him $100 In gold Is liable -to sustain prices when h sells them for dollars whose value fluctuates from 43 cents to 40 % cents In less than two months. Ho will nmik his goods from $109 up to $200 , which may bo said to bo "sus- : ainlug prlce ' As ho purchases on long time , settling but once a year , It Is alto- ; ether probable that the goods which dealers n gold countries could jiurchnso for $100 lor quick sale and thirty days' credit would ) o marked well up to ? 300 In Mexican money LO cover fluctuations and the Interest of long credits , Mr. Bryan may not know It , jut Mexican prices , for a largo part of the moio valuable- merchandise , are the gold prices of gold , countries measured by the value of silver bullion. There Is one value In Mexico the prlco of which Is not sustained labor. Without much -advance , labor which was paid In sll- vor money when Its purctxu-o power was 9& cents , measured toy gold , Is now paid In sil ver worth 45 cents In purchase price. The seller of labor has been cheated of half hlfj Income by silver depreciation. IT 1S.V1' OUIl FU.VKItAL. St. Louis Republic : China Is , to uses n oreipn diplomatic phrase , entirely outside ti'c 'sphere of Influence" of this country. No natcrlnl American Interests are threatened iy the dismemberment of that emplrp. It Is a question of territorial extension vitally conernlng the land-grabbing Eurrucan pow ers , but not directly affecting the welfare of this continent and.far from calling for restraining action on the part of Uncle Sam. A'hen this government shall have taken nteps o effectually guard American Interests al- cady established In China , a matter of minor .muortanco as affecting the- larger phase of the situation It will have dene all that Is necessary ! o the premises. Detroit Journal : To employ an expressive Americanism , It Is not our funeral. We have a whole continent under our wing and are without the ambition or folly which seekn o extend our boundaries beyond the ocean. iVo have no more buslticas to become an ac- Ivo party to the Impending controversy ifcan we had to take a hand when England was lossesslng herself of India , or than we now iave to either ally ourselves with Prance ot with Great Britain while they are wrangling over onrts ot Africa to which ciclther of them ias Just claim. We have declared through our Monroe doctrine that no foreign power shall extend Its possessions or authority on his hemisphere. To rush Into such a row as now seems Imminent on the eastern hcm- sphere would bo Inconsistency so glaring acid so fatal as to nullify our assertion of juris diction throughout this continent. Philadelphia Ledger : T.io commercial stake of the United States In the preserva tion of Chlncso territory from Its foreshad owed partition by European powers Is very ; reat. Allowing much for exaggeratlca anil for the misinterpretation of the European program respecting China , the rc-ent occu pation of Important portions of the sluggish eirolro by Germany and Russia may be the icglnnlng of a series of territorial cpproprli- Irjnfl which may ultimately affect our t.-ad- ng interests. How thost ? Intere.its should bo guarded and protected , short of an armed demonstration may become a grave problem for our government. The Jingo spirit which vould demand a share for the United States n the threatened partition at any cost will not bo encouraged by the thoughtful necrilo of this country , who are aware tint the cwjt of an armed collision with European powers , who might not bo dl'posed concede us n llvldond In the spoliation of the empire , would bo a high prlo to pay for the com mercial benefits derived from the possession of American ports In China. In the long run wo fctall gain far moro by diplomatic nego- .1-atlons In aid of our commerce In Chlneso waters than by a naval demonstration there , vlmtevcr may bo the outcome of the prcnoacJ partition. I'KJISOXAI , . \ \ -TIIHIMVISK. . It Is said that 'there U n demand for gold pieces Just now. It Is not a new de mand ; it has cxldlfil always , tfiator ! W. V . Mason of Illinois "punches ho bag" for exercise , and , Incidentally , to tepp down the too abundant flesh which continually crown on him. The -Cramps , shipbuilders of Philadelphia , iave determined to construct a $10,000,000 ilant at .Seattle to compete for the Pacific coast shipbuilding business , French's bust of the late General Walker , wMch was secured through the subscriptions of undoigtaduateg , Is to bo presented to the Institute of Technology InBoston on January B. tho- first anniversary of General AValker's leath. An order has been given that the curfew law shall be read at least twice a wcuk In every public school In Denver , Colo. , and that UH provisions too strictly enforced here after , that boys and girls may bo kept elf the streets In tbo Chief Judge Andrews , who retires from the court of appeals of New Yoik on January 1 by virtue of age/ was elected an associate judge of that court In 1870 , and became pre siding judge in 1881 , when Chief Judge Kol- Her resigned to enter the cabinet of President Arthur. Louisiana papers say that the hotels of that stite , especially of Now Orleans , are now showing a notable revival of business. Ono experienced hotel man says that the travel Is phenomenal- It 10 hard to tell what brings BO many people there so sud denly. Hu len't .watting any tlmo In efforts to find out , however. Illahoji "William Taylor ( Methodist ) , who has just returned from Africa , called recently on President Kruger. "I found the ruler of the Doer Republic , " ho nays , "an exceedingly unaasumlng man. Ho heard with Intercut of the work tint I was doing , and upoky very encouragingly to rno. Ho Is an In tensely religious man , IIo arises at C o'clock In tbo morning to hold family prayer * , and jireachen nearly overSunday. . " * Tim SKMI rriuvrns * Springfield Republican : The "vindica tions" of Mr , Olovelrtml Are coming In so rapidly tliwo days th l bo must fool pleas antly embarr.itscil. Ttio result ol the con ference between the American and Canadian commissioners In the tirbltnUlon ot the Ilor- kig scxx claims forms the latest of them. Detroit Journal : After ono of the moat notable International controversies that has ever been conducted upon the peaceful llnei of arbitration the Dcrlng sea seizure c\wos have been decided. The contentions of th ; Crtr-adlun sfrtlers for n tiugo award nppcnr to have been defiled and an amount settled utKct near to whal our government consld- ered Just. Mlmi < Mix > ] ls Journal : The seal nrbltratoM have awarded the Canadian pcdchcrfl J4G 1,000 , Secretary Oreshatn named $100.000 three yean ago , but It wasn't assented to by congress. This damage claim will have to bo paid , AI the United States agreed to pay some dam- ages. It la like paying damages to the bur- ular who has plundered your house Tor in terfering with lilm In tils efforts to carry oft tlio swag. New York Herald : It Is nearly four years slnco the State dtixirtuient Mr. Ore.Mmm act- lug on President Cleveland's Instructions asreod with the Ilrltlsh ambassador to pay J42S.OOO In discharge of these s-tmo claims. l/ougresSi under Jl-ngo lend , refused to appro priate the money. A new convention had lo bo negotiated , commissioners appointed , claims presented over again , the whole weary business gene through wlt'a for the second cv tlilrd time. What have wo gained ? Phllndclpli'rt Record : Tfio award of the UwrliiK Sen Claims conimlratcn , which lius been filed in the State department at Wash- wigton , will require the payment cf dani'iKea by this government to Catiadl.ni sealers to the amount of $294,181.914ilch with In terest nddcd will ibrlng the turn up to about $400,000 , Instead of $1,000,000. ns was first reported , The difference between the award und the lump sum of $425,000 agreed upi n In settlement ot the claims by Secretary Grc-sham Is siilllclently great , ncvertholcm , to point a moral on the coat of Jingo splto. Thlrty-flvo thousand dollars ) besides the ex penses of the commission Is a pretty big sum to pay for the privilege of henrkig an atill-Cloveland stump speech delivered by. Senator Morgan. Cleveland PMIn Dealer : Now see where the refusal to pay the lump sum ot $123.000 lama us. The award Is $39,000 In excess of that amount with $ i,000 ) still In doubt. The salary and cxpctisc-a cf the commission ers have to bo paid. The lawyers cngaso-V reeelvn fnt fees for Weir eighteen mciitas' work. The uoird held sessions during Uirco monthu in Ilrltlsh Columbia , and witnesses lawyers and conimleslcticrs wcro ptld their travel and other expenses to that distant polut. Then the beard shifted Its location to the other side of the continent and heard nrgumc-ats at Hnllfnx , N. S. , In two fall fall months of the year , with more travel and other expenses. Finally came- the lllca- ton slttlngn of the commissioners with mora expenses. When all these outlays are summed up i ; d added to tlio $39,000 excess ot the award , us inndc , above the lump MI in which would have bcun accepted , It will bo found that the United States has to pay dearly for the rejection by congress ot the settlement. I.UA1I.VOU.S I.IOV1TY. Chicago Trll.une . : "My little girl , " said Mrs. Pneurltch , iwhllo tlm salesman was wrapping u ; a copy of "Treasuru Island" for bur , "Is so fond of travels ! 1 think she bus read Gulliver's cleat- through half a dozen limes. " Harlem Life : Hector's Wlfe-You ought to avoid even the nppoiirance of evil Do J'ou. yourself , think the girls who dauco .Hello of the Parish They must be I Knci , * , the. girls in ho don't dance nro nlwaya Indianapolis Journal : "They seem to bo : I having a good deal of trouble In dlspa-.lntr of the 'endless chain' In the tiensury , " said 1 the shoe clerk boarder. . V "I wonder , " murmured the Cheerful Idiot , ! why they don't experiment with the bevel [ gear. " j St. James Gazette : Ono oratorical candl- date for n Melbourne constituency , In a dine. burst of eloquence , asked the question , \\liat Is It that ! ias > made England what ahc Is-miglity , revered , feared nnd re spected ? " "Oirolandwas the prompt and unex pected reply. In a racy brogue , from the rear of the hall. Washington Star : "I am thinking of tendering my resignation , " remiukcd ono olilclal. "I envy you , " was the reply. "I wish I dared.Vliy " \Vliy , It's n free country. " "Yes but mine , would , as likely as not , bo accepted. Detroit Free Ptess : Watts What made you Rlvo that beggm- any money ? Ho la iniiklnir moro In one d.iy than you do In three. Potts That's the very reason' ' I gave him something. The good will of n man of means Is an excellent thing to have. Chicago Tribune. "Are you the mannger of this store ? " "Yen , fir. What can I do for you ? " "I w.mt to outer a complaint. " " ' " "What's lAionu ? "I asked tint joung .woman over there If she hud any far muff.s. She said , 'for your. ci-lf ? ' I said 'yes , ' nnd she told me to go ti the third counter south. " "Well ? " "Tho third counter south , sir , Is the ovcrv shoo counter. " GIVING HIM A HINT. Denver l-osl , The ninlden paused , ono tippling nott Yet lingering- lu-r gifted Mroat , An from her llpn , like liquid gold , Came , "Darling , wo are gi owing old. " She breatlivd hur Imgard ( jvur'n name , And like an liuplratlon canu > A thought , nnd cilt-J she in delight : "I'll slni ? that Hong to him lonlghtl The hint may Htrlke Ma heart a bat And m.tko of him a pop-ocratl" i.o vt ; nugt-ni' KIcUI. I once knew all tlie birds that cnmo And nested In our orchurd trees ; For every Ilower I hud a name My frlundti were woodiMucks , toads and bees , I knew whore thrived In yonder uliMi What plantu would sootliu a utono-brulsel toe O , I was very learned then. Hut. that was very long- ago , I knew the spot upon tlio hill WhtTO the chfukerberrlea could bo found I knew the. rushes near the mill Wihere the plckurel lay that wcLjJicd I Iiound ; I knew the wood Iho very tree Where lived the pouching , Haucy crow , And all the woods and crows know , mo Hut Unit wan very long IIKO. And pining for the joys of youth , I trend tlio old familiar spot. Only to leiirn this nok-mn truth : i I have forgotten , am forgot , Yet , here's Kils yoiinifHter at rny knee Knows all the thlngtv I used to know ; To think I once wn vvlso an he- Hut that was very long ago. I I knojv It's folly to complain Of whatsoe'er the K.UEH dccreo ; Yet were not wishes all In vain , I tell you what my wluli should be ; I'd wish to 'hu a boy again , Hack with my friends I used to. knowt For I was O HO 'happy then- Hut that was very long neo. The ( loyal la the highest grade baking powder known. Actual Uitsehotv It goes ono- Uilril further than any other brand. WDER Absolute/ ! Pure ROVAI MKiita rowDCR CO. , new vostt.